Political Science

Both parties disapprove of insults, false statements from president; Trump's attacks on women, media and Republicans harm his support BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Democrats and Republicans may stand on opposite ends of the political spectrum, but when…

NYU researchers turn to artificial intelligence to show the links between online hate and offline violence in 100 cities NEW YORK, Monday, June 24, 2019 - According to a first-of-its-kind study, cities with a higher incidence of a certain…

PITTSBURGH, June 20, 2019 - A move by the White House in 2017--decried by many health policy analysts as an attempt to undercut the Affordable Care Act (ACA)--had unanticipated consequences that improved the affordability of health…

Credit: Penn Nursing PHILADELPHIA (June 11, 2019) - History provides an enhanced understanding of the factors that inform social policy. In the wider arena of public health and its influence on social change, the political and healing…

UNLV researcher develops new method for categorizing climate change beliefs and shares tactics for communicating with deniersCredit: Aaron Mayes/UNLV Creative Services Warming oceans. Shrinking ice sheets. Intense rainfall events. Rising…

UTSA political scientist is analyzing the UN's Twitter feed to improve diplomatic relations Through research by a political scientist at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), there is potential to see diplomacy between nations…

By analyzing 26.2 million Twitter comments in the Arabic language, researchers found that despite losing territory, ISIS remains successful at inspiring low-level attacks because of its messaging for a "call for lone jihad." The study,…

Given the current atmosphere of political polarization, conventional wisdom suggests that conversations about politics - especially those taking place online - are both unpleasant and unproductive. However, a new study finds the opposite:…

New research from the University of Pennsylvania and George Washington University shows that collective intelligence -- peer learning within social networks -- can increase belief accuracy even in politically homogeneous groups In the wake…

It depends on how you ask: Three wording decisions can significantly alter estimatesCredit: Motta et al. as published in Climatic Change. What percentage of Americans believe in human-caused climate change? The answer depends on what…